Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Green Eco-Friendly Dentistry Among a Group of Dentists
February 11, 2025 updated by: Fatma Abdelgawad, Cairo University
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Green Eco-Friendly Dentistry Among a Group of Dentists: A Cross-Sectional Study
Global warming, reduction in resources, increase in prices are all factors leading to more direction towards reuse, recycling, and reduction in use of materials.
The World Dental Federation (FDI) considers sustainability to be an indispensable principle of Dentistry, which "must be practiced ethically, with high levels of quality and safety, in the pursuit of optimal oral health.
Sustainability requires more attention from dental health professionals to reduce, recycle and reuse available resources.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The direction towards more reuse, recycling and reduction in the use of materials is a global direction. The Egyptian society needs to address the concepts, however, there is lack of knowledge on the knowledge, attitude, and practices of Egyptian dentists regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry.
Research question:
What is the knowledge, attitude, and practices of a group of dentists regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry?
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment (Actual)
302
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Cairo, Egypt, 11559
- Faculty of Dentistry
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
N/A
Sampling Method
Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Graduated dentists.
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Graduated dentists.
- Dentists graduated from Egyptian universities.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Refusal of participation.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry.
Time Frame: Immediately after the dentists complete the questionnaire
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices of dentists regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry using a validated questionnaire, the unit is percentage of participants answering each question.
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Immediately after the dentists complete the questionnaire
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
August 16, 2024
Primary Completion (Actual)
August 31, 2024
Study Completion (Actual)
October 23, 2024
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
August 15, 2024
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 19, 2024
First Posted (Actual)
August 21, 2024
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
March 25, 2025
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 11, 2025
Last Verified
February 1, 2025
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- CEBD-CU-2024-08-15
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
UNDECIDED
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